Fun Tree Activities

Learning about trees can be done as part of a plant unit any time of the year or in April (particularly the last Friday in April) on Arbor Day. Arbor Day is a nationally celebrated observance of trees that encourages tree care and planting of trees.

Tree Activities

Adopt a Tree

• Choose a tree in your yard, in front of your house, in the neighborhood, in the schoolyard etc. that your family or classroom would like to "adopt".
• Learn about the tree.  Observe it's bark, branches, leaves, and roots (if they are visible). 
• Identify it with a field guide.
• Keep a journal about the tree. Sketch it each season.  
• Estimate its height and circumference. Measure its circumference.
• Take pictures of the tree during the different seasons. 
• Collect seeds, leaves, stems, and bark from the tree without damaging the tree. Often seeds, stems, and bark fall to the ground after windy days. 
• Some students might like to "hug" the tree as a way of saying "hello". 
• Don't forget to water the soil around the tree, if needed.

Plant a tree.

Read poems about trees. 

Trees by Joyce Kilmer

I think that I shall never see

A poem lovely as a tree ...

Link to complete poem

Write poems about trees.

• Acrostic Poems
• Couplets
• Haiku
• Free Verse
• Etc.

Sketch and draw/paint pictures of trees.

Visit neoK12 to view a video on how to draw trees.

Click here: How to Draw a Tree




Visit neoK12 to view videos on trees and plants

Click Here: http://www.neok12.com/Plants.htm





Visit many of the Arbor Day websites...
            to learn more about trees and gets lots of ideas for fun activities.

http://www.arborday.org/arborday/

 http://www.arborday.org/

http://www.abcteach.com/directory/seasonalholidays/arbor_day/


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